The second Triumvirate was formed by Octavian, Caesar's successor and grandnephew; Marc Antony, Caesar's friend and assistant; and Lepidus, who had been leader of Caesar's military. The government of the three men resulted in Octavian becoming absolute ruler of the Roman empire.
<u>Publius, on the other hand, was a Roman noble who commanded the abolition of the Roman monarchy.</u>
